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<br />~ ~ 4~ ~~~~fiym~~~y :~€k~l€l~g <br />~c~t~;r~ ~~rt~, Ir~~b~~ ~~6~~ <br />John W, ~yo~'ni Larry P. iVfagliozzi <br />xocotive Director Assistant C7irector <br />Phone 574 235-9571 wwvv.stjosephcountyindiana.com/areaplan Fex 574 235-8813 <br />i=ebruary 24, 2010 <br />Area Beard of Zoning Appeals <br />125 S. Lafayette, Suite lOQ <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />l~E: ~.rea t3aard of Zoning Appeals Meeting <br />dear hoard Memhers: <br />The fallowing cornrr~ents are being made concerning some of the items to be heard at the Area 13oat-d of <br />Zoning Appeals meeting o€r ~Jedriesday, Larch 3. 2010. The absence of comment on any particular item <br />should not be construed to mean that the staff agrees with the request. <br />S~eeial f~~ceptFO~~ ~Jseo <br />tI special use rrtay only be granted upon snaking a written determination and adapting appropriate <br />Findings of Fact, based upon the evidence presented at a public hearing. <br />(1) The proposed use will not be injurious to the public health, safety, enmfort, community moral <br />standards, convenience ar general welfare,- <br />(~J The proposed use will not injure or adversely affect the use of the adjacent area or property <br />values therein, <br />(.~) The proposed use will Ise consistent with the character of the district in which it is located and the <br />land uses authorized therein, <br />(4) The proposed use is campatihle with the recommendations of the (St. Joseph County and City of <br />South fiend) Comprehensive Tlan. <br />~e The pot~t~~e~ of ~~y~o~ ~o C~~el.let° ~~< yard il~ta~p a~~ <br />T'he staff recommends the petitioe€ be ser€t to the Town of Osceola Town Council with a favorable <br />recorn~settdation. This stand has received approvals to operate at this [ovation far a rrurnber of years and <br />has, to the best of the staff's knowledge, operated without negative impacts. <br />'~. ~llfe ~etii~ii~an cif ~"'~'C ~rope~e~9 ~,11JCa <br />The staff recorninetrds that the Specie[ Use be sent to floe Cnrrtr~on Council with a favorable <br />recommendation. A sirrailar Special C1se far parking eras approved in i~ovetr~ber 2007 for the property to <br />the west. however, it appears the two 2„ maple trees that were proposed in the previous Specia! EJse have <br />not beery planted in the front yard. The Staff would like to note that the property is still zoned SI~ [ artd the <br />retr~airring ho€ase ca.n an[y be used as a residence, as indicated art Speciak Use site plan. <br />~e '~~ pe~itio~ of S.t~ve~ ~h~c~g fat us~;~o~s( and ~a~l ~a~dea~lee <br />The staff recommends that the Special Use, as presented, be sent to the County Council vditl~ an <br />unfavorable recotnrnendatiorr In the staft~s opinion, the Special L1se for a group residence as proposed by <br />the petitioner would not meet the above standards far granting a Special Use. <br />The neighborhood i« which this house is located has experienced significant land use changes in the past <br />few years, with the construction of high density housing primarily for students, In Borne of the newer <br />projects; zoning approval has been granted for up to ~1 unrelated individuals {students} lr~ the much older <br />!~ <br />5~rv~ng South Bend. --'_akeville. flew Ca~lisle~ vnrlh L.iBeriy, Osceola, Roseland and SI Joseph County. Indiana <br />